Background
A native of Maine, Charles Frederick Kimball was born in Monmouth, Maine on October 31, 1831, the youngest of thirteen children, into a family of architects and builders.
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He studied with Portland artist, Charles Octavius Cole and John Greenleaf Cloudman.
Career
He was largely self-taught. He showed local scenery paintings as early as 1853. He along with fellow landscape artist, John Bradley Hudson, Junior., shared a passion for painting en plein air, traveling around Casco Bay and Portland with their easels and brushes painting local scenery.
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lieutenant showed his appreciation for the gentle shifts in the evening light. At this point in this career he was influenced by the Hudson River School.
After gaining recognition as a gifted artist, Kimball quit painting professionally in 1863 to work as a stair builder and cabinet maker. He continued to paint as a hobby and his work found a wide regional audience.
Despite his growing popularity, he did not want to commercialize his work.
When he did sell a piece, it was through a small gallery or frame shop. After quitting the "professional scene", his style evolved under the influence of the French Barbizon school. He was dedicated to maintaining the local art scene.
In 1882 he played a major role in the founding of the Portland Society of Arts now the.
He served as its president from 1899 until his death in 1903. lieutenant was he and John Calvin Stevens who influenced Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat to leave the McLellan House, Portland, Maine to the Portland Art Society.
The building has since become the society’s permanent home.
Achievements
Membership
He was a member of the Brush"uns, a group of artists who went on sketching trips together.
